Cottonwood area residents had a busy weekend of events as the community celebrated its annual Coming Home Days. The festival included events like a parade and street dance, as well as some popular children's events on Saturday afternoon. Kids gathered outside the Cottonwood fire hall for a ...
COTTONWOOD — The parade at Cottonwood’s Coming Home Days was full of people tossing candy and other goodies out to the crowd. But generosity was flowing in the other direction, too. Along the parade route, some spectators gave non-perishable food items to marchers helping the Cottonwood ...
NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted a program Saturday regarding the history and influence of Prince and the late percussionist and guitarist Jellybean Johnson. At the center of the event was Joel King, president of the Prince Legacy Project and a veteran Hollywood ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday that Nordone would serve the remaining months on Graham's current term, which expires in January. She's expected to be sworn in this week, making her the first woman to represent the state in the Senate. "It is such an honor," Nordone said, as dozens of Graham staffers and campaign advisers stood ...
MARSHALL — The filing period to run for city council, school board or township board in Minnesota communities opens today. Marshall City Clerk Steven Anderson said the city of Marshall will have a total of four seats up for election this fall, including a special election for the council vacancy in Marshall’s voting ward 2. Marshall Public Schools is also seeking candidates for a total of three school board seats. The filing period for city, township and school board candidates will be from July 14-28. In the city of Marshall, voters will be electing a total of four city council ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 9.6% to $83.30 after the United States and Iran each said the Strait of Hormuz is under its control. Fighting in the region has kept oil tankers from using the strait to deliver crude to customers from the Persian Gulf, which drives up fuel prices worldwide. The gains for oil prices ...
